The novel follows the story of a young protagonist who starts with very little, symbolized by a farthing, which is a small denomination of currency. The protagonist's journey begins with modest means but is driven by a strong sense of honesty and integrity.The central theme of the novel is the idea that "honesty is the best policy." As the story progresses, the protagonist's adherence to this principle leads to a series of fortunate events and opportunities. Through hard work, ethical beha...

Tales of Struggle gathers twenty-three narratives that confront poverty not as an abstraction but as a lived condition shaped by labor, migration, childhood, charity, gender, and social exclusion. Moving between realist fiction, moral tale, social-problem narrative, memoir-inflected observation, and reformist writing, the volume traces a broad literary history of deprivation. Its most compelling pieces juxtapose intimate scenes of hunger and endurance with searching accounts of institution...

In "How a Farthing Made a Fortune; or 'Honesty is the Best Policy,'" C. E. Bowen crafts a captivating narrative that intertwines themes of morality, economic wisdom, and social responsibility. Set against the backdrop of the late 19th century, Bowen employs a vivid and engaging literary style characterized by rich characterization and ironic humor. The story explores the journey of its protagonist as he navigates the challenges of integrity in a rapidly industrializing society, reflecting ...

Dick Nason is a ragged London child born into poverty, neglect, and drink, yet his love of flowers and his quick, wondering heart hint at a better nature struggling to emerge. Wandering Covent Garden Market in cast-off clothes, he seems an unlikely candidate for grace until a small theft of apples brings him face to face with old John Walters, a Bible-loving man whose kindness and plain speech awaken Dick's conscience. Over tea in Walters's tidy room, the boy hears of sin, repentance, heav...

How old were you when you discovered Sherlock?As part of the Sherlock For Kids series, international best-selling author Mark Williams is proud to present this adaptation for children of the Sherlock Holmes short story The Engineer's Thumb.This is the British-English edition.British-English? Although we speak the same language, we spell many words differently depending on which side of the Atlantic we are. UK = colour, US = color; UK = marvellous, U...

“Whoever would begin to be worried with letting Lodgings that wasn’t a lone woman with a living to get is a thing inconceivable to me, my dear; excuse the familiarity, but it comes natural to me in my own little room, when wishing to open my mind to those that I can trust, and I should be truly thankful if they were all mankind, but such is not so, for have but a Furnished bill in the window and your watch on the mantelpiece."

Mary Sutherlands fiancé, Hosmer Angel, has disappeared on their wedding day, leaving Mary alone at the altar with a broken heart and no explanations. She knows very little about him, and the letters he wrote to her were typed. She wants answers but is she ready to get them?"A Case of Identity" is part of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

In “The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist”, a young woman explains to Holmes that an unknown man has been following her by bicycle on her weekly trips from the house where she works to the railroad station. Having met two friends of her recently-deceased uncle, one of the men, Carruthers, hires her as a governess and later proposes to her. The young woman being already engaged, declines. The other man, Woodley, disturbs her with rude behavior and romantic advances. Holmes connects the clue...

This early work by Wilkie Collins was originally published in 1854. Born in Marylebone, London in 1824, Collins' family enrolled him at the Maida Hill Academy in 1835, but then took him to France and Italy with them between 1836 and 1838. Returning to England, Collins attended Cole's boarding school, and completed his education in 1841, after which he was apprenticed to the tea merchants Antrobus & Co. in the Strand. In 1846, Collins became a law student at Lincoln's Inn, and was called to...

An observant insurance manager suspects a polished gentleman of plotting a fatal crime against his niece to claim a policy. A tense psychological battle ensues as the manager tracks the poisoner through the guise of respectability. This gripping story exposes the cold calculation of a villain hiding in plain sight.

**“The greatest novel to emerge out of the tragedy of South Africa, and one of the best novels of our time.” —The New Republic“A beautiful novel…its writing is so fresh, its projection of character so immediate and full, its events so compelling, and its understanding so compassionate that to read the book is to share intimately, even to the point of catharsis, in the grave human experience.” —The New York TimesAmong the most famous and important novels in...

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Gilded Age The Prince and the Pauper A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court The American Claimant Tom Sawyer Abroad Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Pudd'nhead Wilson Tom Sawyer, Detective A Horse's Tale The Mysterious Stranger Novelettes A Double Barrelled Detective Story Those Extraordinary...